Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

Oct 14, 2009

1h 30m

★ 6.8

Overview

Following folk musician Joan Baez on her extensive 2008-2009 tour, this film commemorates her career, which has spanned five decades. It includes concert and archival footage as well as interviews with such disparate colleagues, friends and admirers as Bob Dylan, Jesse Jackson and David Crosby. In addition to the music, it also touchs upon Baez's long history of global social activism.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

Thirteen

Razor & Tie Entertainment

Eikon Media

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Cast

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Joan Baez

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Roger McGuinn

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Bob Dylan

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David Crosby

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Steve Earle

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Jesse Jackson

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